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B15. Names, nicknames and titles, and how their use shifts. Count

Character. One line per book. Open a book for the full answer, charts and cited lines.

BookGenreResult
Treasure IslandThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Thirty-Nine StepsThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Prisoner of ZendaThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Around the World in Eighty DaysThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
King Solomon's MinesThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Hound of the BaskervillesCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
A Study in ScarletCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The MoonstoneCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Woman in WhiteCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Pride and PrejudiceRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
PersuasionRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
EmmaRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Jane EyreRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
DraculaGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
FrankensteinGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Picture of Dorian GrayGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Wuthering HeightsGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Turn of the ScrewGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Time MachineScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The War of the WorldsScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Invisible ManScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Wonderful Wizard of OzFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Secret GardenFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Wind in the WillowsFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Great ExpectationsLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
A Christmas CarolLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Great GatsbyLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Heart of DarknessLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
KidnappedThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Count of Monte CristoThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Three MusketeersThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Riddle of the SandsThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Scarlet PimpernelThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Lost WorldThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Captain BloodThriller and adventureThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Lady Audley's SecretCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Murders in the Rue MorgueCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Innocence of Father BrownCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Big Bow MysteryCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Leavenworth CaseCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Red Thumb MarkCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Amateur CracksmanCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Secret AgentCrime and mysteryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Sense and SensibilityRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
North and SouthRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Far from the Madding CrowdRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Enchanted AprilRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The SheikRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Daddy Long LegsRomanceThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
CarmillaGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Castle of OtrantoGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Phantom of the OperaGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Great God PanGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Yellow WallpaperGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Call of CthulhuGothic and horrorThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Island of Doctor MoreauScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Journey to the Centre of the EarthScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
A Princess of MarsScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
HerlandScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
FlatlandScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
ErewhonScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Last ManScience fictionThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Through the Looking GlassFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
A Little PrincessFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Jungle BookFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Five Children and ItFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Railway ChildrenFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Princess and the GoblinFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Peter and WendyFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Worm OuroborosFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Anne of Green GablesFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Black BeautyFantasy and children'sThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
MiddlemarchLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Tess of the d'UrbervillesLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Mrs DallowayLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
To the LighthouseLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Anna KareninaLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Crime and PunishmentLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Madame BovaryLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Age of InnocenceLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Silas MarnerLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnLiteraryThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
HamletPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
MacbethPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Romeo and JulietPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
OthelloPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
A Midsummer Night's DreamPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Twelfth NightPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Doctor FaustusPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The Importance of Being EarnestPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
A Doll's HousePlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
Hedda GablerPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
PygmalionPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
The School for ScandalPlaysThe forms of each name used most, and how often the name comes up in each third of the book.
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